Remote control system and method thereof

Abstract

A remote control system and a method thereof are provided. The remote control system includes a first host, an adapter, and a peripheral device. The first host converts a first serial signal into a first network packet, and then outputs the first network packet through a network. The adapter is connected to the network to receive the first network packet, and then converts the first network packet into a second serial signal complying with a universal serial bus (USB) format. The peripheral device is coupled to the adapter through the USB, and receives the second serial signal, so that the user can control the peripheral device at a remote site through the network.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the priority benefit of Taiwan application serial no. 96116472, filed May 9, 2007. All disclosure of the Taiwan application is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a remote control system and a method thereof. More particularly, the present invention relates to a system and a method thereof for remote controlling a peripheral device having a USB through a network.[0004]2. Description of Related Art[0005]Universal serial bus (USB) is a widely used connection interface, and computer peripheral devices can be connected with a desktop computer, a notebook computer, and a personal digital assistant (PDA) through the USB. Furthermore, since the USB has a characteristic of hot-plug, it is convenient for the user to add or remove the peripheral devices freely Therefore, the USB interface has been widely applied in the peripheral dev...

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Benefits of technology

[0009]The present invention provides a remote control method, for converting a USB signal into a network packet through an adapter, so as to not using a USB transmission cable to transmit data, and thus the host used by the user is not limited by the length of the transmission cable, and can be conveniently connected to the peripheral device at a remote site through the network to transmit data.

[0012]The present invention converts a USB signal into a network packet through an adapter, so that the peripheral device receives data or transmits data to a host through the network, so as to not using a USB transmission cable to transmit data, and thus the host used by the user can be connected to a peripheral device at a remote site, and the user can use the peripheral device conveniently.

Problems solved by technology

However, when the distance between the peripheral device and the computer which will be connected by a user is long or exceeds the distance of the transmission cable, thus user must move the computer close to the peripheral device or move the peripheral device close to the computer, which causes troubles to the user in using the USB, and even worse, the user may not connect the computer to the peripheral device.

Therefore, when more than two computers need to share the same peripheral device, the user must manually connect the transmission cables among different computers, which causes inconveniences in use.

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